SMME Support as of July 2020 SMME Support as of July 2020 What the Renewable Energy (IPP) Projects have contributed to the Small Medium Micro Enterprises in South Africa SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 21, 2020 0 5554 Article rating: 4.0 The purpose of this presentation is to provide the information on what the Renewable Energy (IPP) Projects have contributed to the Small Medium Micro Enterprises in South Africa. Read more
AFRICOAST ENERGY LAUNCHED AFRICOAST ENERGY LAUNCHED SuperUser Account / Monday, April 13, 2015 0 59712 Article rating: 3.5 FOLLOWING significant growth in the renewable energy business, AfriCoast Engineers SA has developed a sister company to exapnd its vision. Read more
AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY SuperUser Account / Thursday, February 12, 2015 0 56549 Article rating: 4.0 Renewable energy engineering firm AfiCoast Engineers SA has announced that a new company, AfriCoast Energy, will now be responsible for all future renewable energy projects - particulary wind and solar - while it will also play a key role in guiding AfriCoast Engineers' current basket of renewable energy projects. Read more
North West province records the highest average used-car price – Lightstone SuperUser Account / Monday, October 13, 2025 0 15 Article rating: No rating Car buyers in Gauteng paid, on average, more for their used passenger and light commercial vehicles from June to August this year than buyers in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape, says research house Lightstone. However, Lightstone's analysis of data gleaned from its transactional system, Signio, shows that it was the North West province which recorded the highest average used-vehicle price, with the Free State at the bottom end of the price spectrum. Read more
Ramaphosa welcomes EU’s investment in South Africa SuperUser Account / Monday, October 13, 2025 0 16 Article rating: No rating President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed a Team Europe investment package worth nearly €12-billion, announced at the Global Gateway Forum, in Brussels, Belgium, last week. This package builds on the €4.7-billion package announced at the EU-South Africa Summit in March, as previously reported by Engineering News. Read more
Harbour-based fishing-net recycling facility launched in Cape Town SuperUser Account / Monday, October 13, 2025 0 14 Article rating: No rating South Africa’s first harbour-based fishing-net recycling facility has opened its doors at the V&A Waterfront, in Cape Town. The containerised micro-recycling pod, located at Collier Jetty, processes end-of-life fishing nets into raw materials for reuse in plastic manufacturing. Read more
BLSA welcomes Eskom’s return to profitability, but notes persisting challenges SuperUser Account / Monday, October 13, 2025 0 12 Article rating: No rating State-owned Eskom’s return to profitability for the first time in eight years, with a profit before tax of R23.9-billion for the 2025 financial year, offers some welcome positive news for the power utility and the broader economy, business organisation Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso highlights in her latest weekly newsletter. The significant reduction in loadshedding this year has improved electricity supply reliability and boosted Eskom’s revenue owing to lower spending on diesel-based open-cycle gas turbines, she points out, adding that the utility’s turnaround was supported by over 350 private sector experts mobilised by the National Electricity Crisis Committee. Read more
TPT handles higher citrus volumes at multiple terminals SuperUser Account / Monday, October 13, 2025 0 16 Article rating: No rating Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has concluded South Africa’s citrus export season for the year with a 19% year-on-year increase in volumes handled across the country’s ports. TPT says South Africa had one of the best citrus seasons logistically, with the Durban Multipurpose Terminal, in particular, having handled 131% higher volumes than in the prior season. Read more